6 Facts About Muscle Building for Teens

Muscle building for teens can be a lot of fun. For some it’s the start of a new journey.

Upon that journey it’s important to keep in mind a few things.

In this post I’ve put together 6 ideas that are important to succeed when building muscle as a teen.

Lets dive in.

The Basics of Muscle Building for Teens

Focus on the basic compound lifts

To start packing on muscle you must focus on the core compound movements. These exercises work multiple muscles at once and build the most strength. For example the bench press works the chest muscles as well as the triceps.

They include:

Squat

Deadlift

Bench Press

Military Press

Any solid beginners program will have you doing these exercises.

I recommend you focus on getting better at these lifts and increasing weight gradually. As your strength improves so will your muscle mass.

Avoid muscle magazines and their hyped up programs, its all nonsense.

Set a solid consistent meal plan

I recommend you learn how to cook.

Learning to cook as a teen has a bunch of benefits. For one you become more independent.

When you cook you control what goes into your body.

Cooking is a life skill and mastering it early on will give you a head start on your fitness goals.

Making healthy delicious food is the key to succeeding.

I used to be a horrible cook.

It made it harder to build muscle because the taste of bland chicken and rice was awful.

I hated eating. Which is bad because to build muscle you have to eat more than usual.

When I finally learned how to cook I felt more confident in my ability to reach my goals.

I now cook all my food and have a great time doing it.

I love trying new recipes and counting calories.

The bottom line is you must become a good cook to build muscle unless you can afford a chef or have someone cooking your meals.

Even if you have someone else doing the cooking I still recommend learning this vital skill.

Learning how to cook will help you stay away from fast food.

Fast food is terrible for your body.

Do your body a favor and stay away from chicken nuggets and french fries.

You need the right nutrients for your body to grow and fast food just won’t provide that. It’s actually counter productive.

Focus on eating clean nutrient dense food. Eating vegetables, complex carbs and healthy protein sources will pay off in the long run.

Thats it! Thats what there is to know about Muscle Building for Teens.

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Hi Mohamed,
Great article, I really enjoyed the reading!
My son started to do bodybuilding with his friends, and it’s great, but sometimes I am afraid that they will do a wrong movement, which can be dangerous if you don’t have any knowledge in structuring muscles. I personally think that they need to follow a step by step training made from a coach first and then continue to practice by themselves. What do you say? Could you suggest something?
I have bookmarked your website, so I can show this to my son later on:)